Amanda Serrano to retire after January 9 title defense against Skye Falzon in Puerto Rico

Seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano of Puerto Rico will retire after defending her unified WBO and WBA featherweight titles against Australia's Skye Falzon on January 9 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, her promoter Most Valuable Promotions announced. The fight, billed as "The Last Walk," will be fought at 126 pounds. Serrano, 38, holds a record of 50-4-1 with 32 knockouts and is chasing the all-time women's knockout record, which she shares with American Christy Martin. In a statement, Serrano said boxing had been her life and that she wanted to close her career at home, in front of the people who supported her from the start. She recalled women's boxing's early days in small theater shows and her headlining of Madison Square Garden in New York. She made history there in 2022 with Ireland's Katie Taylor, when they became the first women to headline the arena. Taylor won their trilogy in 2025, taking the third fight by majority decision. Serrano holds a Guinness World Record for winning titles in seven weight divisions.

Fox News, the right-leaning outlet, leads with the fan-favorite farewell and the "Last Walk" billing. It runs Serrano's statement at length, including her thanks to her husband Jordan Maldonado and to MVP co-founders Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian. Its opening also carries a Jake Paul item about political ambitions and Charlie Kirk, which sits apart from the fight itself. The New York Times, on the left, frames the news around her legacy, asking in its headline what she leaves behind, and gives the fight details of the date, the titles and the opponent. Both sides agree on the date, the opponent, the titles and the retirement. They differ mainly in focus: the right on Serrano's own words and her promoters, the left on assessing her career. Al Jazeera, the alternative outlet, adds career statistics, the Taylor rivalry and her role as an advocate for equality in women's boxing.